six hundred yards north was hill 123 ( 123 ft ( 37 m ) high ) , the dominant feature on the ridge . the northernmost hill ##ock was unnamed and about 60 ft ( 18 m ) high . eds ##on placed the five companies from the raider battalion on the west side of the ridge and the three parachute battalion companies on the east side , holding positions in depth from hill 80 back to hill 123 . two of the five raider companies , " b " and " c " , held a line between the ridge , a small , swamp ##y lagoon , and the lung ##a river . machine @ - @ gun teams from " e " company , the
six hundred yards north was hill 123 ( 123 ft ( 37 m ) high ), the dominant feature on the ridge. the northernmost hillock was unnamed and about 60 ft ( 18 m ) high. edson placed the five companies from the raider battalion on the west side of the ridge and the three parachute battalion companies on the east side, holding positions in depth from hill 80 back to hill 123. two of the five raider companies, " b " and " c ", held a line between the ridge, a small, swampy lagoon, and the lunga river. machine @ - @ gun teams from " e " company, the